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Encyclopedia > Fishing industry
Salmon for sale at a marketplace
Salmon for sale at a marketplace

The Fishing industry is the commercial activity of fishing and producing fish and other seafood products. According to FAO statistics the total fish production in the world in 2001 was 130 million tonnes. In addition to the commercial catches, 37.9 million tonnes were produced in aquaculture plants. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2603 KB)Salmon offered for sale at Seattle, Washingtons Pike Place Market. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2603 KB)Salmon offered for sale at Seattle, Washingtons Pike Place Market. ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded) water-dwelling... Spaghetti with seafood (Spaghetti allo scoglio). ... Headquartered in Rome, Italy, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations programs seek to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living; to improve the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food and agricultural products; to promote rural development; and, by these means, to eliminate hunger. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A tonne (symbol t), sometimes referred to as a metric tonne, is a measurement of weight. ... Aquaculture is the cultivation of the natural produce of water (such as fish or shellfish, algae and other aquatic plants). ...


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Clam digging is a common means by which to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. ... Deep sea fish is a term for fish that live below the photic zone of the ocean. ... A demonstration aquaculture facility Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture. ... Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. ... A lobster boat unloading its catch in Ilfracombe harbour, North Devon, England A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ... Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. ... Lobster fishing is the commercial or recreational harvesting of marine Lobsters or Spiny lobsters. ... Marine aquarium fish species are much more difficult to deal with in the aquarium than freshwater varieties. ... // Trawling Double-rigged shrimp trawler hauling in the nets Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. ... This is a list of fish families sorted by scientific name. ... This is a list of fish common names. ...

External links

  • FAO Fisheries Information
  • Fish database (FishBase)

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Alaska fishing jobs from JobMonkey.com (523 words)
And working in the Alaskan Fishing Industry is a great way to stay in this beautiful state for an extended visit, whether you're a college student on summer break or just someone who'd like to explore his or her horizons.
While the fishing industry has had its ups and downs, there is always a demand for young, energetic people from all over the country to help out on both onshore and offshore processors.
Alaska fish processing companies offer many benefits to their employees, including good wages, free lodging and meals, and often free transportation to and from Alaska if you fulfill all your contractual obligations.
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These fish can be roughly grouped into groundfish (cod, haddock, pollock, etc.) those occurring on or close to the bottom, and pelagic - those occurring in the water column usually away from the bottom (tuna, herring, mackerel, etc.).
A prized sport fish salmon in fresh water are caught in gill nets or fly fishing, however, the rivers in the Bay of Fundy are closed because of low returns of spawning salmon.
Lobster fishing is regulated by licensing, designated fishing areas, seasonal closures, limits to the number of traps, minimum size allowable, returning to the water females carrying eggs (berried females), and recording activities in fishing logs.
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